Tommy Pollard

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Director of Operations/ Plant Manager

Lean Manufacturing Production Management Multi-Site Operations Logistics Coaching

Highly accomplished and innovative operations professional with over twenty years of experience in plant

management. Accustomed to delivering quantifiable results in multimillion dollar operations using an exceptional

ability to identify and resolve root causes of operational and human resource deficiencies.

Core competencies include:

P&L Management Team Building and Leadership Project Management

Cost Reduction and Cost Avoidance Process and Efficiency Improvement Quality Assurance

Staff Training and Development Community Relationship Management Logistic Management

Risk Assessment and Management Lean Manufacturing Methodologies Budget Management

Selected Accomplishments

• Led a 12 million dollar turnaround through aggressive leadership and cost reduction management.

• Received GM Platinum Service Award for 100 percent rating for 2 consecutive years.

• Increase networking capital by 250,000 dollars by introducing standard pack and kanban procedures.

• Reduced manpower by 42 temporary associates through kaizen activities that resulted in a million dollar

cost savings.

• Implemented mizusumashi within the plant, which resulted in 100,000 dollar labor savings and forklift

reduction.

• Selected by the North American Vice President of Operations to be a corporate launch team member.

• Led SMED kaizen that reduced 3000 ton press changeover time from 1 hour to 9 minutes.

Professional Experience

Nemak, Glasgow, (Formally JL French), Kentucky 2010 – 2014

Manufacturer of aluminum components for the automotive industry.

Plant Manager – Reported to USA/ Canada Business Unit Director

Charged with turning around an underperforming machining and casting plants. Provided leadership and

direction to 400 associates. Full P&L responsibilities for the operation. Successfully spearheaded staff

reorganization and cultural change. Plants have reached EBITDA targets for the last two years in a row.

• In 2012, Glasgow plants recognized for outstanding safety by North American Die Casting Association.

• Global Steering Committee member developing Nemak Operating System.

• Successfully developed and authored Autonomous Maintenance Partnership playbook.

• Introduced lean manufacturing tools and concepts to improve productivity and quality.

• Successfully taught PDCA methodologies to drive cultural change among the floor associates. Seventy

five percent of all lean activities are lead by the floor associates and team leaders.

• Implemented single piece flow to front cover process, which increased productivity and reduced overtime.

Production is now completed in 5 days by two shifts.

• Championed operator strike zone activities to reduce operator fatigue and cumulative stress injuries.

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Unipres USA, Portland, Tennessee ● 2005 - 2010

Manufacturer of structural steel components for the automotive industry.

Operations Manager – Reported to the Vice President of Manufacturing Operations

Managed all off-shift manufacturing activities of a major Japanese Tier One supplier, including 7 direct reports,

301 associates in production, production control, maintenance, and quality departments for two assembly plants.

Identified cost containment issues, removing obstacles to increase efficiency, throughput, inventory management,

and associate productivity. Coordinate support operations encompassing supply-chain, engineering, human

resources, safety, and quality as the lead manager.

• Increased OEE by 5 percent via operator based maintenance improvement program.

• Championed equipment redesign that led to indirect labor reduction for a savings of 124, 000

dollars a year.

• Identified and maximized revenues from recycled commodities by 200 percent through scheduled

training and sort center operations without increasing indirect labor costs.

• Reduce solid waste cost by 10,000 dollars annually through new vendor sourcing and

negotiations.

Tower Automotive, Corydon, Indiana ● 2000 - 2005

Manufacturer of chassis systems for the automotive industry.

Manufacturing Manager

Oversaw the manufacture and assembly of Ford Explore frames by 249 colleagues over second and third shift

operations, which included 6 direct reports, 3 indirect reports, 3 manufacturing assembly lines, 30-acre shipping

yard, 2 docks, railroad head, and offsite warehouse.

• Identified and terminated underutilized material handling and rental equipment for a cost saving of

200,000 dollars a year.

• Managed a fleet of 71 powered industrial vehicles with an annual budget of 700,000 dollars.

• Developed and implemented a colleague led Forklift Action Safety Team (F.A.S.T.), which dramatically

decreased property damage incidents from 200 to 10 per year.

• Negotiated a 15 percent price reduction per unit for sand blasting of hitches. Decreased turnaround time

from 5 days to less than 12 hours with zero transportation cost.

Military

United States Army Honorable Discharge

Education

B.A. University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky; 1992

Thunderbird School of Global Management, Executive Leadership Course; 2014

Professional Development

Unipres USA: Genba kanri and Unipres Production System Training (UPJ, Yamato, Japan)

Tower Automotive: Hazard Chemical Training (Hazardous Tek-Knowledgies, Inc.), Cause and Effect

Analysis Course, Kaizen, DuPont Safety Training, Basic Gas Metal Arc Welding (IVY State College),

Thomson Consumer Electronics: 5S Course (McKenzie Group Chicago, IL), Employment Law Workshop

(Risser), Project Adventure: Conflict Resolution, Project Adventure Team Building Course

United Parcel Service: Labor Relations Training

United States Army: Primary Leadership Development Course (Fort Knox, KY)

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